A reader of Car Magazine UK spied the Tata Aria and Nano that have apparently come in for testing in the UK. Both of these cars are not present in the UK market and that intrigued the passerby to snap a couple of images in the parking lot of the Tata Motors offices close to Warwick University.
Officials at Tata have stated that they want to sell their cars in both Europe and US but they need a proper business plan, which is still under development. They are very skeptical about the sales of their ultra-cheap cars like Nano considering they didn’t meet the expected sales numbers in the country where they started life out.
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The Tata Nano has kicked up reverberations that traveled around the planet. Hardly a few languages have not described the Nano, which suits almost every type of landscape with its frugal engine, voluminous cabin and cheerful looks.
One man in Britain wasn’t going to wait for the Europa (European Tata Nano) to arrive in 2012-13. Mesmerized by the well-engineered city car, he had waited long enough and had no more patience to spare.
He flew down to India, bought a Tata Nano from the Punjab dealer and decided to drive it back to Britain. He covered a distance of 6,000 miles with his car, which on arrival was as good as new.
Our friends at Autocar UK have used this as an opportunity to pit the Nano against the Hyundai i10, which to them is the best-value city car money buys in the UK.
You’d have to buy a copy of the magazine to read the complete coverage, but the excerpt provided on the website reveals a generous amount of information. Autocar UK says the Nano Europa, which Londoners don’t have to come to India to buy, will comply with stricter Euro 5 emissions standards. It will have disc brakes, ABS and a more capable ECU as well.
Head over to the Autocar UK website to catch a glimpse of this strange, yet sensible comparo.
The U.K version shown here has alloy wheels and fog lamps
Buoyed by the success of the hatchback in Britain, Honda has started producing Jazz in Swindon, UK. This means, there is no more ‘Made in Japan’ Honda Jazz for UK and European customers.
Till this point, all European nations sold cars built in Japan. With rapidly falling sales in India, Europe could consider sourcing Jazz from the Indian stockyard.
Honda plans to build around 20,000 Honda Jazz units by March 2010 at the Swindon plant and also the plant will be responsible for the production of the top spec CR-V and Civic.
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The much awaited Skoda Yeti will soon be out in the open (17th September) in the U.K. The adventurous-looking Yeti’s pricing starts at £13,750 (basic model). Six airbags and air conditioning is standard throughout the range. The Yeti will be sold in India next year, and it does seem like the base model would be priced close to 10 lakh rupees.
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Suzuki has come out with a new set of alloys for Swift owners in Great Britain.
Designed specifically for the Swift, the alloy wheel and tyre packages available in three variations; 16-inch “Bremen”, 17-inch “Frankfurt” and 17-inch “Leipzig”.
The Suzuki Swift has grabbed attention world wide all these years, and in 2008 alone, sales of over a million vehicles globally are recorded. Produced in Hungary, the Swift developed with style and safety at the forefront of the design even served the Dzire with its platform.
It is only a wait for the Indian consumer before we get the new accessories for Swift. Why is it that still most manufacturers prefer to launch new limited editions as well as quality accessories on foreign shores without giving a thought for our own customers.
Suzuki Swift GB Alloy wheels Image Gallery
In case you missed out our earlier updates on the sideblog, the facelifted Skoda Laura will be announced today evening for India in Mumbai. Isn’t it a delightful coincidence to see Skoda releasing its Octavia (Laura) vRS images for the viewers of IAB?
Skoda just sent us a packet of new, never before seen hi-res images of the Skoda Octavia vRS. The front fascia of the car has been revamped and so are the taillights and the chassis. The model was announced internationally last month.
The vRS contains either a a 2.0-liter TSI petrol unit with 200HP or a 2.0-liter TDI diesel producing 170HP under its bonnet. This vRS model according to our sources will be shipped to India later this year. But for now, you need to be in the U.K to buy this one.
Nissan’s made it official. Nissan Pixo, the hatchback derived from the Suzuki A-Star manufactured exclusively in India, which was revealed alongside the A-Star at the Paris Motor show last year, will park inside Nissan showrooms across U.K from June 1.
The best bits of the Nissan A-Star Pixo are
- £5,995 starting price tag
- 64.2mpg fuel efficiency tag
- 103g/km CO2 emission tag
Last month, GM’s product “Czar” and vice-chairman of global product development Bob Lutz announced that GM is cancelling development of the next generation Zeta large RWD car platform, citing difficult economic and environmental concerns as the reasons.
